Private Wealth Law
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : London (Firms)
Band 5
About
Provided by Collyer Bristow LLP
Collyer Bristow's Private Wealth team assists wealthy individuals, families, typically entrepreneurial and international, and family offices in building businesses, preparing for succession, managing homes, dealing with investments, resolving family issues, protecting their privacy and fulfilling their philanthropic aims. Specialists in:
- Contentious trusts & probate
- Charity & philanthropy
- Employment law for employees
- Family & Divorce
- Family offices
- Immigration
- International tax, trusts & estate planning
- Luxury asset acquisition & disposal
- Probate
- Residential property
- Resealing foreign grants of probate
- Tax disputes & investigations
- UK trusts, tax & estate planning
- Wills & succession planning
Chambers Review
Collyer Bristow advises wealthy individuals and families on matters relating to tax, trusts and wealth structuring. It also provides residency advice for international high net worth clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Collyer Bristow provided outstanding levels of client service. The team is always available and goes above and beyond to be helpful."
"The team support is excellent and I always feel looked after. The team knows who I am and are very aware of how important any of my queries are."
"Collyer Bristow's coverage is excellent, as is the quality in general. The team will move heaven and earth to ensure clients' needs are addressed, regardless of how short the notice may be."
"Collyer Bristow provided outstanding levels of client service. The team is always available and goes above and beyond to be helpful."
"The team support is excellent and I always feel looked after. The team knows who I am and are very aware of how important any of my queries are."
"Collyer Bristow's coverage is excellent, as is the quality in general. The team will move heaven and earth to ensure clients' needs are addressed, regardless of how short the notice may be."
Notable Practitioners
Daniel Simon advises wealthy international and domestic clients on complex wealth structuring matters. He is also senior partner at the firm.
"Daniel is a very intuitive individual. He is good on the family dynamic side and technical aspects. He is also practical in his approach and able to adjust according to circumstances."
"He's very knowledgeable about UK cross-border tax issues and he's also familiar with US tax. He's also creative, flexible and creative: he does his best to find something helps accomplish the goal."
Peter Daniel leads the firm's private wealth practice and regularly advises high net worth individuals and families on tax and estate planning and trusts.
"Peter is truly excellent, responsive to clients, empathetic when needed and extremely knowledgeable."
"Peter is not only an excellent private client lawyer, but also extremely practical and solution-driven. He really understands what clients need and always is very accessible."
Aidan Grant advises on cross-border estate planning, pre-immigration planning, and tax and trusts, with a particular focus on US/UK matters.
"Aidan Grant is an outstanding senior tax associate with particular strength in UK/US private client tax matters. He is a pleasure to deal with."
"Aidan is really solutions-driven."
Tulin Hamit concentrates on international tax and estate planning matters, with an emphasis on those with a Turkish element. She is dual-qualified in the UK and in Turkey.
Ranked Individuals at
Collyer Bristow LLP
London (Firms)
Members
Provided by Collyer Bristow LLP
James Austen
Peter Daniel
Head of Department
Philippa Dolan
Samara Dutton
Steven Heffer
Tanya Roberts
William Hancock
Industries
Provided by Collyer Bristow LLP
charity & philanthropy
media, art & culture
private wealth